title: Kocuria kristinae in catheter associated urinary tract infection: a case report.
abstract: Kocuria kristinae is a gram positive coccus of the family of Micrococcacae. It inhabits the skin and mucous membranes, but it has rarely been isolated from clinical specimens and is thus considered to be a non-pathogenic commensal. However, it may cause opportunistic infections in patients with indwelling devices and severe underlying diseases. We are reporting an unusual case of a Kocuria kristinae urinary tract infection in a catheterized, 20-years old male. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a catheter related urinary tract infection which was caused by Kocuria kristinae.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, HIMSR,Jamia Hamdard , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Rachna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tewari
authors.forename: Mridu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dudeja
authors.forename: Ayan K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Shyamasree
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nandy
keywords: Catheter; Infection; Kocuria kristinae